On Wednesday, a magnet fisherman pulled a second unexploded ordnance from the Charles River in a Boston suburb less than a week after one was found in the same area.
WBZ-TV’s David Wade was with the group of magnet fishers when they pulled the explosive from the river. Wade had been working on a story about their previous discovery when they doubled down and found the second round.
The fishermen were searching the water for lost items and treasures when they discovered the first explosive, which state police later identified as a heavily deteriorated bazooka round, possibly from World War II, WBZ reported.
Then, during the feature on their find, the fishermen located a second bazooka round, leaving the man holding the magnet, Josh Parker, at a loss for words.
“I’m speechless, I’m shaking, I’m nervous,” Parker said. “The cone-shaped head, the fins on the bottom, I can see some wires.”
The explosive was eventually given to the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad who safely detonated it hours later.
“When you’re dealing with something that literally could explode, you want to be very, very careful,” Parker shared with WBZ.
Massachusetts State Police shared that the ordnance dated back to World War I or World War II but said it is unclear where either came from.
“After conducting a visual inspection of the object, MSP Bomb Squad Sgt. Paul Horgan and Trooper Scott Irish determined that it was a military projectile in a severely deteriorated state and in need of disposal,” the agency shared last week.
The police agency is still investigating, as dive teams could be sent into the river to search for more explosives.